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Catawba County manager presents FY26-27 recommended budget; board takes no action
Summary
County Manager Mary Furtado presented the recommended FY26-27 budget at a May 11 special meeting of the Catawba County Board of Commissioners; the board did not vote on the recommendation and adjourned after a unanimous motion to close the meeting.
Catawba County Manager Mary Furtado presented the recommended fiscal year 2026-27 budget to the Catawba County Board of Commissioners during a special budget workshop on May 11, 2026.
The presentation began after Chair Randy Isenhower called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. The meeting, held at the Catawba County Government Center in Newton, listed Vice-Chair Austin Allran and Commissioners Robert C. Abernethy Jr., Barbara G. Beatty and Cole Setzer as present, along with senior staff including Assistant County Managers Paul Murray and Adam Lindsay and Budget & Management Director Laura McBryde.
Furtado delivered the manager’s recommended FY26-27 budget; the transcript notes the board received the recommendation but records that no formal action or vote was taken on the budget at the session. No details of any requested amendments or votes on specific line items are recorded in the meeting summary.
Near the close of the meeting, Commissioner Barbara G. Beatty moved to adjourn; the motion carried unanimously and the board adjourned at 9:45 a.m. No further action was taken during the special meeting.
The county’s next formal steps on the recommended budget — including any public hearings, amendments, or votes required by the board’s schedule — were not specified in the special meeting summary.
